An hour before the Trojans' 4:30 p.m. tipoff vs. Victory Christian in the semifinals, Clark was receiving treatment and getting his ankle wrapped by trainers while his teammates were going through pregame shootaround.

Douglass is in pursuit of its fourth consecutive state championship. Clark, an Oklahoma State signee, is averaging 36 points and 12 assists per game as a senior, and recently became the eighth player in state history to reach 3,000 career points.

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A lifelong resident of the Oklahoma City metro area, Scott Wright has been on The Oklahoman staff since 2005, covering a little bit of everything on the state's sports scene. He has been a beat writer for football and basketball at Oklahoma and...